Your support of the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine helps fuel innovation, advance scientific discoveries, and achieve excellence in surgical education.

Because of the generosity of our donors, we are able to uphold our longstanding reputation as one of the finest surgical institutions in the country. We are extremely grateful to those who invest in our mission. By making a charitable contribution to the Department of Surgery, you are playing a critical role in allowing us to:

  • Discover knowledge through top-rated research programs that advance scientific discoveries to improve health care
  • Apply knowledge through the delivery of cutting-edge surgical care across every subspecialty within our department
  • Impart knowledge through investment in the future of surgical education, helping us train the next generation of surgical leaders

With gratitude,

John A. Olson Jr., MD, PhD

William K. Bixby Professor and chair
Department of Surgery
WashU Medicine

Ways to give

Private support has allowed for unprecedented innovation and discovery and has been essential in advancing human health.

Gifts can be directed to the Department of Surgery in the form of cash, securities, corporate matching gifts, real estate and personal property. Gifts of all kinds are tax deductible and may be designated for immediate use or as a long-term investment through an endowment.

Online

An outright gift designated to the Department of Surgery can be made through our secure online giving page. Please ensure the fields specify that you want to support “Surgery” in the “School of Medicine” as illustrated here:

To support a section or program within the department, please enter the designation of your choice in the box that says “I prefer to enter my own designation”.

Mail

Outright gifts can also be made via check made out to Washington University with Department of Surgery (or the designation of your choice within the department) denoted in the memo line. Please mail your check to:

Washington University
Attention: Department of Surgery
MSC 1082-414-2555
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130-9989

Thank you for your support of WashU Medicine.

If you have questions about making or designating a gift, please contact the Office of Medical Advancement at [email protected] or 314-935-9695.